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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Nov 18, 2014 22:52:12 GMT -5
Aleenya shook her head. "I was in Arkham at the time," she said.
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Post by Paroxysm on Nov 18, 2014 23:18:20 GMT -5
"He was one of the people fighting against Batman.. he had an obsession with hats, and was a known hypnotist and neuroscientist. He decided that the best way to put that all together was to steal people's hats with mind control chips in hats.. it was kind of ridiculous." She snorted at the thought to relieve her own stress. "Anyway.. I got to talk with him, and -- funny thing, he's persuasive. He talked a lot, and rambled a lot, but basically, he explained the perks of being a 'supervillain'. It was really interesting to me, and.. I had already been creating my own ideas, just for fun, at the time, when I was bored, coming up with ideas for the pain gas." Ash sighed again. "Anyway. He got me even more interested, so I was getting really into my research, and also getting more and more involved in changing the school I was working with, and they were getting annoyed with me for trying to get them to do their job."
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Nov 18, 2014 23:20:39 GMT -5
"Wait," Aleenya said. "The Mad Hatter persuaded you to be a super villain?"
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Post by Paroxysm on Nov 18, 2014 23:30:47 GMT -5
"Nah, nah," Ash denied, waving a hand, "he just did a good job at fueling my interest. And then by the time I was fired for half-assed, bullshiitake mushrooms reasons, I figured I might as well just persue my other interest."
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Nov 20, 2014 13:24:47 GMT -5
"And what were the half-assed bullshiitake mushrooms reasons?" Aleenya asked.
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Post by Paroxysm on Nov 22, 2014 17:12:32 GMT -5
"I mean, they were already sick of me," Ash explained. "And so when I decided to wake up kids sleeping in my class with a spray bottle, they decided that that counted as assault." She scowled a bit. "And when you're fired for assaulting a student you never get hired anywhere again."
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Nov 26, 2014 12:29:36 GMT -5
('Lil bit more tame-sounding than a nerf gun.)
Aleenya giggled a bit at the image, and then stopped. "See?" she said suddenly. "It's the same... The same, doing shit-tastic things because you feel wronged as me. But I feel like you've always... judged me a bit for that." She frowned and stared down at her hands, wishing she wasn't so selfish. She should just be magically empathetic to everything Ash said.
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Post by Paroxysm on Nov 26, 2014 18:06:39 GMT -5
"I guess," Ash said, "but I've rarely thought about any of this anymore." She kicked at the ground again. "My original reasons are stupid, so now it's just because I enjoy it. Just.. I just thought you should know about it."
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Jan 3, 2015 22:12:07 GMT -5
"Well." Aleenya stared off at a random couple walking through the park. They were swinging their little toddler with their hands. "Thank you."
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Jan 3, 2015 22:19:51 GMT -5
"I'm sorry," Ash answered, looking at her hands. "I don't ever mean to sound like I'm judging you. I have no right to any of that, and it's really crappy of me." She sighed again and thought for a second. "..I think that part of the reason I get so bothered about it, and start acting the way I do, is because all of the things that happened to me when we met, and before it and all of that were done out of revenge, and they did nothing but hurt me.. so I worry about you, because I don't want you to hurt. I'm sorry. It's rude and I should be minding my own business."
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Jan 3, 2015 22:27:28 GMT -5
Aleenya hesitated. "I think I sort of needed to hear you say that, actually. I know that I've been selfish, and too caught up in the past, for years really. It's just so hard to get out of that mindset, you know? Like... you know that you should be able to think differently, but you just can't/"
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Jan 3, 2015 22:34:04 GMT -5
Ash nodded. "And it's wrong of me to expect you to just be able to magically do it at the drop of a hat. I think you can do anything you want to, even if it takes longer than you expect." She looked at Aleenya. "You're amazing. All the time. With that mindset, with any doubts or insecurities you have, even if I get annoyed at you or anything, just know that I always think you're incredible."
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Jan 3, 2015 22:36:03 GMT -5
Aleenya smiled and kissed her lightly on the lips. "You too," she said. "I am so incredibly lucky to know you, I hope you realize that."
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Jan 3, 2015 22:53:45 GMT -5
Ash smiled and felt like she was blushing. "And I'm lucky to know you," she responded quietly.
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Post by |0+u$ f@ɳԍ on Jan 3, 2015 22:59:52 GMT -5
Ninjas.
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